A South African couple that was sleeping in a rented room were brutally murdered in their bed.

The bullet-riddled bodies of the lovers were found in their rented room in Cottonlands, KZN by neighbors.

The man who was only 32 years old was shot once in the head and four times in the body. His girlfriend who was only 30 years old was shot in the head, abdomen, and four times in her left arm.

The motive for the murder is still unknown. Police investigations will determine why the two lovebirds were killed.

According to Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) Cottonland residents called Reaction Unit South Africa at approximately 06:24 on Saturday after they made the discovery during a wellness check.

Reaction Officers & RUSA paramedics were dispatched to the scene and on arrival found an enormous crowd that had gathered in the yard they couple was renting a room.

Reaction officers attested that the entrance door to their rented room was forced open.

Other tenants informed Reaction Officers that they heard multiple gunshots being fired in the building at approximately 02:30.

They were afraid to go and check immediately. Even long after the scene occurred, they waited hours before leaving their rooms to conduct a wellness check on everyone on the property.